Chapter 389: Ch 389: Sage Era Cultivation Tournament (1)

After crossing the crack created in the void by Elysia, Emrys appeared in the Blue Sea Starfield.

There, he spent thirty years to kill and devour, rising to the level of Ninth-level Cosmic Star Soul Master in Soul Cultivation, Ninth-level Primordial Enlightened in Cosmic Cultivation, and Ninth-level World Master in Myriad Cultivation Path.

During this period, he also successfully retrieved the Deformed Abyssal Sword.

Afterwards, he left the Blue Sea Starfield and went to the North Star Battlefield. There, he spent fifty years to finally become a Ninth-level Primordial Essence Soul Master Soul Master, a Ninth-level Primordial Master Cosmic Warrior, and a Ninth-level Cosmic Field Master.

At the same time, both the Cosmic Universe and Soul Universe within him—along with the trees inside his Cosmic Essence Core and Soul Space—expanded to nearly a hundred times their original size.

It was also then that he finally completed Elysia’s training. The void in front of him cracked open again, showing him a path to return.

Emrys, of course, knew this gate was opened for him by Elysia.

The moment he crossed the crack, he met Elysia again. This time, it took them 80 years to meet.

Elysia was incredibly shocked to see Emrys’s improvement. In the Vast Expanse of Eternity, no matter how much of a prodigy a cultivator is, they can never even dream of breaking through a single minor level between major cultivation realms in just 80 years. However, Emrys broke the record not only by doing that, but also by going beyond.

He improved from Ninth-level King to Ninth-level Cosmic Field Master in just 80 years.

The last time Emrys asked what exactly she wanted from him, Elysia dodged the question and didn’t answer. But this time, upon meeting Elysia again, Emrys repeated his question, and Elysia’s reply was for him to participate in the Sage Era Cultivation Tournament and win first place. She wanted the reward given by the Eternal Paradise, which is a fragment of the Eternal Dao.

Emrys didn’t need to ask what the Eternal Dao is. Now that he holds the authority over the Nine Absolute Rules of Eternity, he knew what the Eternal Dao truly stands for. Everything needs a source and a foundation to exist, even if they are cosmic fields, laws, energy, time, space, even nine absolute rules and nine soul laws.

And the Eternal Dao was that source.

It was the origin of origins, that very root from which all creation had emerged at the very beginning when there was only nothingness. All rules, all principles, all manifestations of reality—whether they were part of the physical universe, soul universe, or even the abyss—originated from Eternal Dao.

And Inked Tale Omniverse is the foundation that supports this source, which gave birth to all creations.

The Inked Tale Omniverse is the reality in which all Vast Expanses of Eternity exist, are born, and eventually perish. This reality serves as the foundation of the Eternal Dao, the source of all creation. Thus, obtaining even a single fragment of the Eternal Dao is no small matter.

Yet, this very treasure is being offered as the first reward in a competition known as the Sage Era Cultivation Tournament, organized by Eternal Paradise.

Emrys could tell that even for Eternal Paradise, an existence whose roots extend across all Eternities, essentially encompassing the entire Inked Tale Omniverse, granting a fragment of the Eternal Dao as a reward would be an unimaginable expense. And yet, Elysia actually wanted him not only to win this reward but also to take it away.

Emrys was certain that just winning such a reward would be unimaginably difficult. But parting with it afterward... that would bring him a heart-wrenching pain.

But still, since Elysia wanted to train him from the very start for this reason, he would try his best to bring the Eternal Dao Fragment for him, and would not betray her trust in him.

But before that, he asked her about the Sage Era Cultivation Tournament.

It turned out that after the great war between this Vast Expanse of Eternity and a different reality that exists beyond Inked Tale Omniverse, Eternal Paradise mysteriously appeared, connecting all Eternities together. It was during that time that a few extremely powerful forces came to know about the existence of the Inked Tale Omniverse.

No one knows who the owner of Eternal Paradise is, but a legend circulated during the era of its appearance, saying that the Eternal Paradise is a treasured palace that descended from that reality which exists beyond the Inked Tale Omniverse. If there is a way to transcend Eternity and enter that reality, then it is through the Eternal Paradise.

After the Eternal Paradise appeared, many Eternal Tokens mysteriously appeared in the hands of countless geniuses throughout the Inked Tale Omniverse. They entered the Eternal Paradise, and when they came out, they immediately announced what they discovered as well as information about a tournament.

Every Sage Era, a grand cultivation tournament is held by Eternal Paradise, known as the Sage Era Cultivation Tournament. This tournament was named after the sage era itself. The winner of the Sage Era Cultivation Tournament would obtain rare opportunities that would boost their strength to another level in the shortest time possible.

Elysia was born in this current Sage Era. She was a prodigy from the very beginning, and she entered the Eternal Paradise at a young age. After countless years of cultivation, she rose to become one of the most powerful beings in all of Eternity, eventually ascending to the realm of an Immortal King. Immortal King of Eternity is a title reserved for the absolute peak cultivators of Eternity.

Later, through a rare opportunity inside the Eternal Tower, she learned about the reward that would be granted to the winner of this era’s tournament. She learned that the reward for first place is going to be a fragment of the Eternal Dao.

However, only cultivators at the Origin Sovereign Realm or below were eligible to participate in this tournament. Having far surpassed that stage long ago, she had no choice but to find someone else. She knew she must find a prodigy capable of standing at the top of all geniuses across the Inked Tale Omniverse.

After all, every Sage Era Cultivation Tournament draws participants from across every Eternity and every Cosmic Field within the Inked Tale Omniverse. The competition is fierce beyond imagination.